Asp

NOTE: The ASP Wiki is currently UNDER CONTRUCTION ... and it's gonna be a long page

Welcome to the Asp Wiki Page. This site serves as the online manual for the Asp control board. For various reasons there is no printed manual as such for Asp. This page along with the Asp Forum Topic and the Asp Youtube Playlist serve as the online reference source for Asp.

What is Asp?

Asp is essentially a radio controlled quad motor controller designed for use in 1/16th scale tanks. HOWEVER, in reality Asp is flexible enough for use in halftrack vehicles, fully wheeled vehicles and even boats/watercraft. Use of Asp in non tracked vehicles is covered in an upcoming section. For now let's just concentrate on tanks.

From inception, Asp has been designed as a simple plug and play replacement unit for existing Heng Long and Taigen Tank control units. As the picture below shows Asp shares many of the same style connectors as found on Heng Long and Taigen tanks including the somewhat standard 8-pin turret connector.

Asp is controlled by hobby standard R/C signals and thus will require the use of a true R/C radio and receiver. To make use of all of the available features on Asp an 8 channel programmable radio is suggested. However as of September 2015 Asp can now be controlled with both 4 channel and 6 channel radio setups. Asp is supplied with a special cable for connecting the receiver to the mainboard.

Asp Control Boards

The Asp system is comprised of 2 PCBs, the main PCB and a daughter board called Juno which contains the sound modules along with the Mako IR battle chip. Juno fits onto the main board using headers and can be secured using 11mm (or 10 mm and a washer) nylon spacers. Nylon spacers are recommended to avoid any possibilities of a short circuit.

Mainboard Walkaround

Voltage Regulator

Ok starting in the top right corner is the 5 volt Low Drop Out voltage regulator that powers Asp's micro controllers, LEDs, the receiver unit and servos like the recoil servo. The output capacity is 3 Amps which is enough to drive additional servos connected to the receiver. This regulator WILL run hot and when mounting Asp please make sure that there is some space around this corner for cooling.

Power LED & Polarity Protection

Moving clockwise we have the blue power LED and reverse polarity protection FET. When powered up the blue LED will turn on. PLEASE NOTE this LED indicates power at the input and does NOT indicate power supply after the 5V regulator. Hence this LED will still light up if the 5V fuse has blown or if there is any other issue on the 5V supply circuit. To monitor the 5V supply line there is a blue LED indicator on the JUNO board. The reverse polarity FET provides some protection for Asp if the power supply is accidentally connected in reverse.

Power Input

The Power Input consists of a JST-XH style connector which unlike the picture above should be coloured red. This connection is compatible with the power input for Heng Long and Taigen tanks. If in doubt about the polarity look on the underside of the Asp board. In general V+ pads are square or rectagonal, whereas V0 pads are round or oval.

Motor Outputs

Below the input are the JST-XH style connectors for the main drive motors and immediately behind these are the STI 30 Amp motor controller ICs. For easy of setup when placed behind a typical tank motor setup the left connector connects to the left motor and the right to the right motor.

Reverse Light

The bottom left corner contains the connection for a reverse light. This is a smaller JST-PH style connector as found on the Taigen MFU. Heng Long tanks if they do feature a reverse light have a larger JST-XH connector. One can use a supplied JST-PH lead to make a connection the Heng Long reverse light.

Juno Sound Board Attachments

Along the bottom of the main board are the male header connections for the Juno board. The red two pin connectors are 5V or Battery Voltage supply pins. PLEASE take care not to accidentally short these pins if the JUNO board is not present (such as in the testing procedure). The 5 pin header carries the signal information to and from the main board and Juno. To enter testing mode the Juno board is removed and a typical receiver bind plug is placed on the innermost pin and middle pin. For further info refer to the Testing Procedure section.

Receiver Connection

The bottom left corner features the receiver input connector. This requires the receiver connection cable as supplied with Asp. The pinouts are as follows from the top.

V0 - Black wire
5V+ - Red wire
CH1 - White wire
CH2 - Yellow wire
CH3 - Orange wire
CH4 - Green wire
CH5 - Blue wire
CH6 - Purple wire
CH7 - Grey wire

Operational modes for the channels are as follows:

Receiver Connections 4 Channel Operation

Channel 1 Steering White
Channel 2 Throttle Yellow
Channel 3 Gun elevation & Weapons control Orange
Channel 4 Turret Green
Note: In 4 channel mode, Channels 2,3 & 4 can be used in combination to trigger switches, sounds and to start/stop the vehicle.

Receiver Connections 6 Channel Operation

Channel 1 Steering White
Channel 2 Throttle Yellow
Channel 3 Gun elevation & Weapons control Orange
Channel 4 Turret Green
Channel 5 Switching Blue
Channel 6 Sound control Purple

Receiver Connections 7 Channel Operation

Channel 1 Steering White
Channel 2 Throttle Yellow
Channel 3 Gun elevation Orange
Channel 4 Turret Green
Channel 5 Switching Blue
Channel 6 Sound control Purple
Channel 7 Weapons Grey

Auxiliary & Machinegun 2 LED

Directly above the receiver input are the Auxiliary and Machinegun 2 LED connections. These are JST-PH connectors and the supplied PH leads can be used here to connect to your LEDs. The outermost pins are V0.

Microswitch Input

Airsoft users should connect the microswitch at the back of their BB units to this port. Doing so allows for the synchronization of the cannon sound with the firing of the BB projectile.

Smoke Switch & Smoke Unit

If one wishes to use an external switch for turning on or off a smoke unit then it is connected to the Smoke Switch port. Asp is typically shipped with a jumper across these pins allowing for the smoke unit to be controlled via radio (Channel 5 +50%). The smoke unit itself is powered via the Smoke connector (top left)

8 Pin Turret Connector

This connector is identical to that of Heng Long and Taigen tanks. The pinouts starting from the smoke connector and moving to the right are: Machinegun1-, Headlight-, 5V+, BV+, Airsoft-, Elevation-, TurretA, & TurretB. Please note that if the elevation motor is connected to this port then control will not be proportional nor can it be reversed with stick movements. For proportional control of the elevation motor the wires connecting to the elevation motor should be replaced with the supplied JST-XH leads and the elevation motor connected to the elevation motor port.

Turret & Elevation Motors

The connector closest to the 8-pin connector is the turret connection and is a simple repeat of that on the 8-pin connector. Both options for connection provide proportional control of the turret. IF one wishes proportional control of the elevation unit then the elevation unit should be connected here.

3A Fuse on 5V Supply

Pretty self explanatory

Airsoft/IR Selector Switch

This switch allows for selection of Airsoft mode (down) or IR battle mode (up). Airsoft operation enables input from the microswitch connector. IR operation disables this input and instead turn the signal pin on the Recoil Servo output to an output. In testing mode IR model selection allows for a diagnostic LCD to be connected to the Recoil Servo output instead for visual feedback on the testing process.

Recoil Servo Output

IMPORTANT - though called a recoil servo output recent changes to the Asp firmware has turned this port more into a multi-functional I/O port. In most common use a sirvoe board should be connected to this port when in IR mode to allow for servo based recoil. Connecting a servo straight to this port will NOT work. A sirvoe board is required and this IS provided in the Asp PLUS package. In testing mode a diagnostic LCD can be connected to this port. Regarding pinouts the pin towards the center of the board is the signal pin.

Flash Unit & Recoil Motor Connections

The flash unit connector can be used for both a high voltage flash unit or a high intensity LED. The pinouts are as follows: Top pin is V0, middle pin is V+ and the bottom pin is a V+ signal. If you are using a standard Heng Long/Taigen/Asiatam high voltage flash unit then to date the wires are as follows: Blue wire is V0, red wire is V+ and the black wire is Signal +. You must remove the wires from the factory 5-pin connector and re-insert them as shown below into a 3-pin connector. To connect a LED to this port connect the LED anode (+) to the V+ signal (bottom pin) and the LED cathode (-) to the top pin V0. The Recoil Motor pinouts are as follows: Left pin V- signal, middle pin is BV+ and the right pin is V0. Connect BV+ direct to recoil motor (+), V0 connects to the common pin of the recoil motor's microswitch. The V- signal connects direct to the other terminal of the recoil motor (-). A short wire then connects the NC contact of the switch to the same motor terminal as the V- signal (-).

JUNO Sound Board for Asp Walkaround

Details of the Juno sound board

Module A & Module B

These are the microSD sound modules of Asp. Module A primarily contains the engine sounds where are Module B contains the weapons and other sound effects. Typically Asp is supplied with 2GB microSD cards loaded with a sound set in each module. To swap sound sets it is best to load your new tank sound onto these cards as disk images. Disk images represent the best way to ensure there are no transfer errors as at present there are 190 sounds between the two sound cards.

A & B Speaker Outputs

These are individual 3W speaker outputs for Module A and Module B.

IR Emitter

For IR battle your IR emitter is connected here. A JST-PH connector is used. The pin closest to the Bergepanzer Jumper is V-.

Bergepanzer Jumper

This jumper affect the range of the IR signal. If running as a battle tank please leave this jumper in position as it provides for maximum IR range. If your unit is operating as a Bergepanzer/Repair Vehicle then this jumper should be removed so as to limit the range of the IR repair signal.

Voltage Selection

Determines what voltage is supplied to the 20W amplifier on Juno. In the bottom position 5V+ is supplied. In the upper position battery voltage is supplied.

Power LED

Indicates that 5V+ is being supplied to the JUNO board.

20W Speaker Output

This output provides a 1:1 mix of both modules. The recommended speaker for use is a 4 ohm Visaton FRS-7 full range speaker mounted in as big an enclosure as you can fit inside your tank.

Battle Unit Connector

This is a 5 pin JST-PH style connector identical to that found on the MAKO2. Pinouts are as per the Tamiya 5+2 IR system. These pinouts are from left to right: LD+, LD-, V0, IR sig, 5V+

MAKO Update Port

Labeled JP5 above this is where the RCTA update cable connects to update the MAKO IR IC on Juno. White cable is to the top.

LCD Port

Labeled JP7 above this is where the diagnostic LCD is attached so as to monitor the IR battle setup and progress. Signal wire is to the top.

Remora Port

Unique to RCTA IR boards, MAKO and Asp is the Remora Wireless IR Battle Reporting System. When a Remora is connected to this port wireless transmission of IR battle data is sent to a MANTA LCD.

Asp Setup & Channel Operation

4 Channel Operation

This is the simplest mode of operation for Asp requiring only a 4 channel radio. Channel 1 should be your steering channel, channel 2 is throttle/engine acceleration, channel 3 is for gun elevation and weapons with channel 4 controlling the turret. As of mid-October 2015 almost all functions can now be accessed via 4 channel mode using specific stick movements.

CHANNEL	FUNCTION		CHANNEL LIMITS		STARTUP	NOTES
	Tank Active	Startup	Lower ms (%)	Upper ms (%)	ms (%)
1	Steering (STR)	NA	1000 (-100%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Remove to operate in Halftrack/Vehicle mode.
		Engine start 2	1801 (61%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is on
		Engine start 4	1000 (-100%)	1199 (-61%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is off
2	Acceleration (MTR)	NA	1000 (-100%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)
		Engine start 1	1801 (61%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is on
		Engine start 3	1000 (-100%)	1199 (-61%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is off
3	Gun elevation (GUN)	NA	1101 (-89%)	1899 (89%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Weapons are triggered at upper and lower limits of CH3.
	Main cannon 1 (CAN)	Toggle intro music	1900 (90%)	2000 (100%)		To toggle the intro music activate the main cannon (+100%) after initialization
	Machine gun 1 (MG1)	Toggle machinegun rates	1000 (-100%)	1100 (-90%)		To toggle machine gun rates start Asp with MG1 activated (-100%).
4	Turret rotation (TUR)	NA	1101 (-89%)	1899 (89%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Lights are toggled at upper and lower limits of CH4. Hold at position until activated. CH4 must return to neutral.
	Aux light control		1900 (90%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)
	Headlight control		1000 (-100%)	1100 (-90%)	Neutral (1500ms)
		Engine start 2	1900 (90%)	2000 (100%)		Halftrack/Vehicle mode ONLY
		Engine start 4	1000 (-100%)	1100 (-90%)		Halftrack/Vehicle mode ONLY
COMBINED	FUNCTION		CH3	CH4	CH2	NOTES
3 & 4	Toggle sound bank A		Max	Min	NA
3 & 4	Toggle sound bank D		Min	Min	NA
3 & 4	Toggle smoke switch		Max	Max	NA
3, 4 & 2	Toggle engine off/on		Min	Max	Max
3, 4 & 2	Tank shut down		Min	Max	Min

6 Channel Operation

A 6 channel radio with some programming ability and a potentiometer is recommend for 6 Channel mode operation. 6 channel mode may also be used with an 8 channel systems if the user wants to control elevation and turret rotation servos on channels 7 and 8.

CHANNEL	FUNCTION		CHANNEL LIMITS		STARTUP	NOTES
	Tank Active	Startup	Lower ms (%)	Upper ms (%)	ms (%)
1	Steering (STR)	NA	1000 (-100%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Remove to operate in Halftrack/Vehicle mode.
2	Acceleration (MTR)	NA	1000 (-100%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)
3	Gun elevation (GUN)	NA	1101 (-89%)	1899 (89%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Weapons are triggered at upper and lower limits of CH3
	Main cannon 1 (CAN)	Toggle intro music	1950 (95%)	2000 (100%)
	Main cannon 2 (CAN)		1900 (90%)	1949 (94%)
	Machine gun 2 (MG2)		1050 (-94%)	1100 (-90%)
	Machine gun 1 (MG1)	Toggle machine gun rates	1000 (-100%)	1051 (-95%)
4	Turret rotation (TUR)	NA	1000 (-100%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)
5	Engine start/stop	Engine start 1	1801 (61%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is on
	Smoke control	Engine start 2	1650 (30%)	1800 (60%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is on
	Aux light control	Engine start 3	1200 (-60%)	1350 (-30%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is off
	Headlight control	Engine start 4	1000 (-100%)	1199 (-61%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is off
6	Volume control	NA	1200 (-60%)	1800 (60%)	Preferred volume between -60 and +60%	User sound banks 3 & 4 contain 8 sounds each whilst banks 1 & 2 contain 4 sounds each. Hence a total of (2x8) + (2x4) = 24 possible user sounds.
	User sound bank 1	NA	1940 (80%)	2000 (100%)
	User sound bank 2	NA	1870 (65%)	1940 (70%)
	User sound bank 3	NA	1060 (-79%)	1120 (-65%)
	User sound bank 4	NA	1000 (-100%)	1060 (-80)

7 Channel Operation

CHANNEL	FUNCTION		CHANNEL LIMITS		STARTUP	NOTES
	Tank Active	Startup	Lower ms (%)	Upper ms (%)	ms (%)
1	Steering (STR)	NA	1000 (-100%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Remove to operate in Halftrack/Vehicle mode.
2	Acceleration (MTR)	NA	1000 (-100%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)
3	Gun elevation (GUN)	NA	1000 (-100%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)
4	Turret rotation (TUR)	NA	1000 (-100%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)
5	Engine start/stop	Engine start 1	1801 (61%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is on
	Smoke control	Engine start 2	1650 (30%)	1800 (60%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is on
	Aux light control	Engine start 3	1200 (-60%)	1350 (-30%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is off
	Headlight control	Engine start 4	1000 (-100%)	1199 (-61%)	Neutral (1500ms)	Smoke unit default is off
6	Volume control	NA	1200 (-60%)	1800 (60%)	Preferred volume between -60 and +60%	User sound banks 3 & 4 contain 8 sounds each whilst banks 1 & 2 contain 4 sounds each. Hence a total of (2x8) + (2x4) = 24 possible user sounds.
	User sound bank 1	NA	1940 (80%)	2000 (100%)
	User sound bank 2	NA	1870 (65%)	1940 (70%)
	User sound bank 3	NA	1060 (-79%)	1120 (-65%)
	User sound bank 4	NA	1000 (-100%)	1060 (-80)
7	Main cannon 1	Toggle intro music	1801 (61%)	2000 (100%)	Neutral (1500ms)	To toggle between fast and slow machine gun rates start Asp with Machine Gun 1 activated (-100%). To toggle track recoil start Asp with Machine Gun 2 activated (-50%). To toggle the intro music activate the main cannon (+100%) after initialisation.
	Main cannon 2	NA	1650 (30%)	1800 (60%)
	Machine gun 2	NA	1200 (-60%)	1350 (-30%)
	Machine gun 1	Toggle machine gun rates	1000 (-100%)	1199 (-61%)

IR Battle Modes

Asp provides what is possibly the largest variety of IR battle modes and options of any available tank controller. At the heart of the IR system is the Tamiya standard and Asp is fully compatible with any Tamiya IR tank. In addition to the Tamiya protocol Asp features additional IR battle features such as Shell type select, Magazine capacity, Friend or Foe recognition, Unit ID, Repair and Machine Gun IR. ANY existing tank controller can be made compatible with the majority of these codes with the use of a MAKO2 or MAKO TE board or the new low cost MAKO-Z boards. In addition, RCTA is the only manufacturer to offer wireless transmission of IR battle data via the Remora wireless link.

To choose battle mode, magazine capacity or assign a unit ID number a Sony TV remote is used at the startup of Asp. When the indicator LEDs are on it is a simple matter of pressing the required key on your remote to set your battle mode. The following 16 battle modes are available on Asp and the key/s required to access them, shown in the [ ] brackets are as follows:

Tamiya Battle Tank Modes:
[1] Light Battle Tank (1) - 3 lives, 3 second reload, 40 shell magazine
[2] Medium Battle Tank (2) - 5 lives, 5 second reload, 60 shell magazine
[3] Heavy Battle Tank (3) - 9 lives, 9 second reload, 80 shell magazine

Extra Battle Tank Modes:
[7] Extra Heavy Tank (4) - 12 lives, 12 second reload, 40 shell magazine (fires Tamiya 2 shot code (Y888))
[P+] Mobile Artillery (5)- 2 lives, 10 second reload, 60 shell magazine (fires Tamiya 2 shot code (Y888))

Fighting Vehicle Modes:
Press [8] followed by
[1] Recon Vehicle (21) - 1 life, 1-2 second reload, 2 anti-tank rounds (fires Tamiya 2 shot code (Y888))
[2] Anti-tank Vehicle (20) - 3 lives, 2 second reload, 30 shell magazine
[3] Anti-Air Vehicle (22) - 4 lives, fire MG and Flak codes, 160 rounds of Flak

Bergepanzer Modes:
[4] Light Repair Vehicle (11) - 4 lives, 6 second reload, 10 repairs (fires Repair code & Mg IR)
[5] Medium Repair Vehicle (12) - 8 lives, 9 second reload, 15 repairs (fires Repair code & Mg IR)
[6] Heavy Repair Vehicle (13) - 12 lives , 12 second reload, 20 repairs (fires Repair code & Mg IR)

Flakpanzer Modes:
Press [9] followed by
[1] Light Flakpanzer (31) - 3 lives, 200 flak rounds
[2] Medium Flakpanzer (30) - 5 lives, 150 flak rounds
[3] Heavy Flakpanzer (32) - 9 lives, 100 flak round

Automatic Modes:
[P-] Automatic Repair Mode (14) - repairs damaged tanks
[REPEAT] Automatic Sentry Mode (39) - automatic firing of main and machineguns

NOTE 1: All units are able to fire Machine gun IR as well as their main IR signal. Further, all Battle Tank and Bergepanzer modes can fire an additional 5 rounds of the Tamiya 2-shot kill code. IF your radio controller is able to send a +50% signal on CH7.

NOTE 2: When a unit is 'repaired' by a repair vehicle the damage amount is reduced by 50% and the magazine is replenished. A unit is ONLY allowed a maximum of 5 repairs. Repair time is proportional to weight class. The heavier the class the longer the repair time.

NOTE 3: The number in curved brackets ( ) represents the unique number to represent that mode in the firmware. This is the number used if programming using the "BlackBox" and irsetup.txt file. For example if you wanted to setup Asp to be an Artillery Vehicle, Unit ID of 329, magazine of 75 rounds, with NO reload LED flashes and normal EQ then the first line of your irsetup file should read:
[5,3,2,9,75,1,1]
5, = Mobile Artillery
3,2,9, = Unit ID of 329
75, = 75 rounds in magazine
1, = reload LED flashes are off (0 = flashes on)
1 = Normal EQ (available choice 1 to 6)

IR Signals

Standard Shell (High Explosive)
The code used here is the standard Tamiya IR signal code. The technical details of which are as follows:
38kHz Frequency - (3ms ON, 3ms OFF, 6ms ON, 8ms OFF)x20

2 Shot Shell (Armour piercing, Y888)
The code here is the so called Tamiya 2 Shot Kill Code. The technical details of which are:
38kHz Frequency - (4ms ON, 5ms OFF, 3ms ON, 8ms OFF)x20

RCTA Repair IR (RCTA Repair Signal)
This signal is used by RCTA products. The technical details of which are:
38kHz Frequency - (4ms ON, 1.5ms OFF, 2ms ON, 2.5ms OFF)x32

RCTA Machinegun IR
This signal is used by RCTA products. The technical details of which are:
38kHz Frequency - (8ms ON, 6ms OFF, 2ms ON, 4ms OFF)x20

Friend or Foe & Unit ID

A unique feature of RCTA IR battle boards is the ability to set a Unit ID number. This number can be used to identify which tank has destroyed which tank and thus kill credit awarded. Unit ID is also integral to Friend or Foe recognition.

Setting Unit ID

To set your Battle Unit number:
1. Press [MENU] on the TV remote during the setup programming period.
2. Wait for the indicator LED to turn off and back on again.
3. When the LEDs are on press any number 0-9.
4. Repeat steps 2 & 3
5. Repeat steps 2 & 3
6. You should now have entered a 3 digit number as your unit ID.

This ID will stay in Eeprom until changed or the MAKO IC firmware is updated.

Using Friend or Foe

Friend or foe recognition can be used when tank teams are competing in combat. At close range tanks are not damaged by the IR signals of tanks on the same team. As distance between tanks increases so does 'the fog of war' and the chance of a 'blue on blue' hit increases.

Tanks are assigned to 'teams' according to the Unit ID number. All units with the same first ID number (1-9) are considered to be on the same team. For example tanks with the ID numbers 245 & 297 are on the same team. This allows for 9 teams of 99 tanks each. Any tank with 0 as the first digit is not assigned to a team and therefore may be damaged by any other tank. Hence for 'Free for All" battles Unit IDs of the format 0xx should be assigned as this will still allow up to 99 tanks to battle each other and still be identified by their ID.

IR Tank Repair

During IR battles the damage tanks receive can be 'repaired' by Bergepanzer/Repair vehicles. To repair a damaged vehicle the vehicle must get to within 1 metre of a Bergepanzer. The Bergepanzer driver/operator should then "fire" at the damaged vehicle to initiate the repair process. When the repair process starts the engine of the damaged vehicle is shut down and the repair sound will start. During this time the tank being repaired is NOT operational. The time taken for the repair process to complete is proportional to the weight of the damaged vehicle. When the required repair time has elapsed the engine will restart and there is a vocal announcement. A repaired tank will have it's damaged amount reduced by 50% and the magazine replenished. Only 5 repairs are allowed per tank. Further, if a tank under repair is attacked the repair process will be stopped and the tank will instead be damaged further. If this hit is not enough to destroy the tank the engine is restarted and the tank becomes operational. Hence, areas in which tank repairs are made should be well defended to deter opportunist attacks by faster light tanks/vehicles.
NOTE: All repair vehicles have in their magazine 5 armour piercing rounds. Care should be taken when attacking Bergepanzers as they do have a nasty bite up close.

ASP Terminology & General Radio Programming Basics

Since most users will be upgrading to a true hobby grade R/C system to use ASP a basic understanding of how this system work will be of great advantage. In particular knowing what is sent from the outputs of your receiver and how servos or control boards like ASP respond will help immensely. This is what will be concentrated on here.

When your receiver gets information from your radio it splits this information up into the individual channels and sends it onto your control board, ESC or servos. All this information consists of is a single 'on' pulse of between 1 and 2 milliseconds repeated every 20 milliseconds. It is simply the amount of time that the pulse is on that tells the servo or control board what to do. In the case of servos a pulse of 1 millisecond will send the servo fully left and a pulse of 2 milliseconds sends the servo fully right. A pulse of 1.5 milliseconds is exactly in the middle and hence the servo will move to the mid point or NEUTRAL position. Since 1.5 is a rather odd number to work with it is easier to refer to the neutral position as 0 even though it represents a pulse of 1.5 ms. Calling the neutral position 0% is somewhat better as it represents a zero amount of displacement left or right. The full extent of travel left may then be termed -100% and the full extent of right travel +100% . Thus a pulse of 1 ms becomes -100% and 2 ms becomes +100%. The instructions for ASP use this convention. The table below demonstrates how the various pulse width signal on CH5 control the functions of ASP.

Pulse Width (ms)	%	Start Function	Operational Function
1.00 - 1.20	-100	Engine Start 4	Headlight on/off
1.21 - 1.25 - 1.30	-50	Engine Start 3	Aux light on/off
1.31 - 1.50 - 1.70	0
1.71 - 1.75 – 1.80	+50	Engine Start 2	Smoke unit on/off
1.81 - 2.00	+100	Engine Start 1	Engine off/Tank shutdown

Consequently, the “ON” signal for Asp is referred to as CH5 +100%. This means that to turn Asp “ON” Asp is looking for a pulse of between 1.8 and 2 milliseconds on Channel 5. When such a pulse is received Asp will “turn on” . If CH 5 is then returned to the neutral position we can continue to use the channel to receive more commands. Likewise if CH5 is in neutral when the tank is powered up we can use the 100% signal as a switch to turn the tank on when it is desired to do so.

If you wish to use a radio other than a 9X or Taranis series radio you will need to refer to your own radio manual as to how to assign switches to channels and what values to output for a particular switch position.

In summary, to set up a switch on your radio to control a function on Asp you must: 1. Set one position of the switch to output a neutral signal (0% ie: around 1.5 ms) 2. Set the second position of the switch to output the desired activation signal To operate start with switch in position 1. Activate the desired function by moving switch to position 2 and then return the switch to position 1 (toggle).

This information is important if you are programming your own radio switches to control Asp. Remember, if you are using a 9XR series or Taranis radio all of the settings for Asp can be downloaded and transferred to you computer via (USB). It is al done for you :). Knowing the above will help you if you wish to change from the default ASP radio settings.

Sound Lists

Below are lists of sounds for both Module A and B. As of September 2015 there are 80 sounds on the Module A sd card and 110 sounds on the Module B card.

Module A

Below is an example of the sound file list for Module A of the Tiger 1 sound set.

Number	Module	Tank	File Description	Notes
001	A	Tiger1	EngStart1m	Engine startup sound 1 (CH5, +100%)
002	A	Tiger1	EngStart2m	Engine startup sound 2 (CH5, -100%)
003	A	Tiger1	EngStart3m	Engine startup sound 3 (CH5, -50%)
004	A	Tiger1	EngStart4m	Engine startup sound 4. Make the shortest (CH5, -100%)
005	A	Tiger1	Shutdown1m	Engine shutdown sound 1. Matched to start 1
006	A	Tiger1	Shutdown2m	Engine shutdown sound 2. Matched to start 2
007	A	Tiger1	Shutdown3m	Engine shutdown sound 3. Matched to start 3
008	A	Tiger1	Shutdown4m	Engine shutdown sound 4. Make the shortest.
009	A	Tiger1	MotionStop	Transition from idle to motion. Inc. gears & start of track noise.
010	A	Tiger1	Idle	Idling engine sound
011	A	Tiger1	MotionStart	Transition from motion to idle. Inc. braking & track sounds.
012	A	Tiger1	Speed1	Slow speed, gear 1
013	A	Tiger1	Speed2	Slow speed, gear 1
014	A	Tiger1	Speed3	Slow speed, gear 1
015	A	Tiger1	Speed4	Slow speed, gear 1
016	A	Tiger1	Speed5	Slow speed, gear 1
017	A	Tiger1	Speed6	Medium speed gear 2
018	A	Tiger1	Speed7	Medium speed gear 2
019	A	Tiger1	Speed8	Medium speed gear 2
020	A	Tiger1	Speed9	Medium speed gear 2
021	A	Tiger1	Speed10	Medium speed gear 2
022	A	Tiger1	Speed11	Medium speed gear 2
023	A	Tiger1	Speed12	High speed gear 3
024	A	Tiger1	Speed13	High speed gear 3
025	A	Tiger1	Speed14	High speed gear 3
026	A	Tiger1	Speed15	High speed gear 3
027	A	Tiger1	Speed16	High speed gear 3
028	A	Tiger1	Speed17	High speed gear 3
029	A	Tiger1	Damaged-MotionStop	Transition sound from idle to motion of a damaged tank.
030	A	Tiger1	Damaged-Idle	Damaged engine idle sound
031	A	Tiger1	Damaged-MotionStart	Transition form motion to idle of a damaged tank.
032	A	Tiger1	DSpeed1	Slow speed, gear 1 – Damaged tank
033	A	Tiger1	DSpeed2	Slow speed, gear 1 – Damaged tank
034	A	Tiger1	DSpeed3	Slow speed, gear 1 – Damaged tank
035	A	Tiger1	DSpeed4	Slow speed, gear 1 – Damaged tank
036	A	Tiger1	DSpeed5	Slow speed, gear 1 – Damaged tank
037	A	Tiger1	DSpeed6	Medium speed gear 2 – Damaged tank
038	A	Tiger1	DSpeed7	Medium speed gear 2 – Damaged tank
039	A	Tiger1	DSpeed8	Medium speed gear 2 – Damaged tank
040	A	Tiger1	DSpeed9	Medium speed gear 2 – Damaged tank
041	A	Tiger1	DSpeed10	Medium speed gear 2 – Damaged tank
042	A	Tiger1	DSpeed11	Medium speed gear 2 – Damaged tank
043	A	Tiger1	DSpeed12	High speed gear 3 – Damaged tank
044	A	Tiger1	DSpeed13	High speed gear 3 – Damaged tank
045	A	Tiger1	DSpeed14	High speed gear 3 – Damaged tank
046	A	Tiger1	DSpeed15	High speed gear 3 – Damaged tank
047	A	Tiger1	DSpeed16	High speed gear 3 – Damaged tank
048	A	Tiger1	DSpeed17	High speed gear 3 – Damaged tank
049	A	Tiger1	DamagedStart	Startup sound of a damaged tank
050	A	Tiger1	DamagedStop	Shutdown sound for a damaged tank
051	A	Tiger1	TankOnFire	Burning tank sound. Played when tank is destroyed.
052	A	Tiger1	Welcome1	Welcome sound to indicate Airsoft mode
053	A	Tiger1	Welcome2	Welcome sound to indicate IR mode
054	A	Tiger1	Goodbye	Goodbye sound
055	A	User	Panzerlied1m	User sound D1 (CH6, +100%)
056	A	User	Panzerlied2m	User sound D2 (CH6, +100%)
057	A	User	Panzerlied3m	User sound D3 (CH6, +100%)
058	A	User	Panzerlied4m	User sound D4 (CH6, +100%)
059	A	Gen	AmbientIntro1	Intro sound 1
060	A	Gen	AmbientIntro2	Intro sound 2
061	A	User	GermanRadio08	User sound A2a. Played when engine is idle. (CH6, -100%)
062	A	User	GermanRadio07	User sound A2b. Played when engine is idle. (CH6, -100%)
063	A	User	GermanRadio05	User sound A2c. Played when engine is idle. (CH6, -100%)
064	A	User	GermanRadio02	User sound A2d. Played when engine is idle. (CH6, -100%)
065	A	User	EyeOfTheStorm	User sound C1 (CH6, +80%)
066	A	User	SoundsoftheVolga	User sound C2 (CH6, +80%)
067	A	User	TheHuntisOn	User sound C3 (CH6, +80%)
068	A	User	TheUrgetoWin	User sound C4 (CH6, +80%)
069	A	User	BigHit	User sound B1a. Played if damage is light (CH6, -80%)
070	A	User	NearMIss	User sound B1b. Played if damage is light (CH6, -80%)
071	A	User	NearMIss2	User sound B1c. Played if damage is light (CH6, -80%)
072	A	User	MGHits	User sound B1d. Played if damage is light (CH6, -80%)
073	A	User	EastFrontWW2	User sound B2a. Played if damage is heavy (CH6, -80%)
074	A	User	GeneralBattleAmbience	User sound B2b. Played if damage is heavy (CH6, -80%)
075	A	User	GeneralBattleAmbience	User sound B2c. Played if damage is heavy (CH6, -80%)
076	A	User	EastFrontWW2	User sound B2d. Played if damage is heavy (CH6, -80%)
077	A	User	ErrorBeep	Indicates receiver error has occurred
078	A	Gen	AutoRepairWelcome	Welcome sound to indicate Auto Repair mode
079	A	Gen	AutoSentryWlecome	Welcome sound to indicate Auto Sentry mode
080	A	Reserved		Reserved

Module B

Number	Module	Tank	File Description	Notes
001	B	Tiger	B-ElevationStartm	Gun elevation sound stationary to movement
002	B	Tiger	B-ElevationLoopm	Gun elevation movement loop
003	B	Tiger	B-ElevationStopm	Gun elevation movement to stop
004	B	Tiger	B-HeadlightSwitchm	On/Off sound for headlight
005	B	Tiger	B-AuxSwitchm	On/Off sound for auxiliary light
006	B	Tiger	B-SmkSwitchm	On/Off sound for smoke unit
007	B	Tiger	MG42LoopA	MG42 loop sound A
008	B	Tiger	MG42EndA	MG42 end sound A
009	B	Tiger	MG2LoopB	MG42 loop sound B
010	B	Tiger	MG42EndB	MG42 end sound B
011	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-Start	Turret rotation start sound
012	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-1	Turret rotation speed 1
013	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-2	Turret rotation speed 2
014	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-3	Turret rotation speed 3
015	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-4	Turret rotation speed 4
016	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-5	Turret rotation speed 5
017	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-6	Turret rotation speed 6
018	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-7	Turret rotation speed 7
019	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-Stop1	Turret rotation stop sound 1
020	B	Tiger	Turret-HyHyd-Stop2	Turret rotation stop sound 2
021	B	Tiger1	ESStart1m	Sound usually silence of 0.5 sec less than EngineStart1
022	B	Tiger1	ESStart2m	Sound usually silence of 0.5 sec less than EngineStart2
023	B	Tiger1	ESStart3m	Sound usually silence of 0.5 sec less than EngineStart3
024	B	Tiger1	ESStart4m	Sound usually silence of 0.5 sec less than EngineStart4
025	B	Tiger1	KWK1m	88mm cannon sound 1
026	B	Tiger1	KWK2m	88mm cannon sound 2
027	B	Gen	30-Cal-Hits	Mg hits from a 30 calibre gun
028	B	Gen	50-Cal-Hits	Mg hits from a 50 calibre gun
029	B	Gen	TkNoise1-12dbm	Track squeak noise 1 (-12db)
030	B	Gen	TkNoise2-12dbm	Track squeak noise 2 (-12db)
031	B	Gen	TkNoise3-12dbm	Track squeak noise 3 (-12db)
032	B	Gen	TkNoise4-12dbm	Track squeak noise 4 (-12db)
033	B	Gen	TkNoise5-12dbm	Track squeak noise 5 (-12db)
034	B	Gen	TkNoise6-12dbm	Track squeak noise 6 (-12db)
035	B	Gen	TkNoise7-12dbm	Track squeak noise 7 (-12db)
036	B	Gen	TkNoise8-12dbm	Track squeak noise 8 (-12db)
037	B	Gen	TkNoise9-12dbm	Track squeak noise 9 (-12db)
038	B	Gen	TkNoise10-12dbm	Track squeak noise 10 (-12db)
039	B	Gen	TkNoise11-12dbm	Track squeak noise 11 (-12db)
040	B	Tiger	TankDeath	Final explosion sound at tank death
041	B	Tiger	Exp1m	Explosion sound 1
042	B	Tiger	Exp2m	Explosion sound 2
043	B	Tiger	Exp3m	Explosion sound 3
044	B	Tiger	Exp4m	Explosion sound 4
045	B	Tiger	Exp5m	Explosion sound 5
046	B	Gen	Ricochet1m	Ricochet sound 1
047	B	Gen	Ricochet2m	Ricochet sound 2
048	B	Gen	RepairComplete1-de	Repair complete announcement in German 1
049	B	Gen	RepairComplete2-de	Repair complete announcement in German 2
050	B	Tiger	RpLoop	Repair loop sound with German voices
051	B	Tiger	Rev1m	Revving engine sound 1
052	B	Tiger	Rev2m	Revving engine sound 2
053	B	Tiger	Rev3m	Revving engine sound 3
054	B	Tiger	Rev4m	Revving engine sound 4
055	B	User	Panzerlied1	User sound D1 (CH6, +100%)
056	B	User	Panzerlied2	User sound D2 (CH6, +100%)
057	B	User	Panzerlied3	User sound D3 (CH6, +100%)
058	B	User	Panzerlied4	User sound D4 (CH6, +100%)
059	B	Gen	AmbientIntro1	Intro sound 1
060	B	Gen	AmbientIntro2	Intro sound 2
061	B	User	GermanRadio08	User sound A2a. Played when engine is idle. (CH6, -100%)
062	B	User	GermanRadio07	User sound A2b. Played when engine is idle. (CH6, -100%)
063	B	User	GermanRadio05	User sound A2c. Played when engine is idle. (CH6, -100%)
064	B	User	GermanRadio02	User sound A2d. Played when engine is idle. (CH6, -100%)
065	B	User	EyeOfTheStorm	User sound C1 (CH6, +80%)
066	B	User	SoundsoftheVolga	User sound C2 (CH6, +80%)
067	B	User	TheHuntisOn	User sound C3 (CH6, +80%)
068	B	User	TheUrgetoWin	User sound C4 (CH6, +80%)
069	B	User	BigHit	User sound B1a. Played if damage is light (CH6, -80%)
070	B	User	NearMIss	User sound B1b. Played if damage is light (CH6, -80%)
071	B	User	NearMIss2	User sound B1c. Played if damage is light (CH6, -80%)
072	B	User	MGHits	User sound B1d. Played if damage is light (CH6, -80%)
073	B	User	EastFrontWW2	User sound B2a. Played if damage is heavy (CH6, -80%)
074	B	User	GeneralBattleAmbience	User sound B2b. Played if damage is heavy (CH6, -80%)
075	B	User	GeneralBattleAmbience	User sound B2c. Played if damage is heavy (CH6, -80%)
076	B	User	EastFrontWW2	User sound B2d. Played if damage is heavy (CH6, -80%)
077	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Start	Manual turret rotation start sound
078	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Speed-1	Manual turret rotation speed 1
079	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Speed-2	Manual turret rotation speed 2
080	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Speed-3	Manual turret rotation speed 3
081	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Speed-4	Manual turret rotation speed 4
082	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Speed-5	Manual turret rotation speed 5
083	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Speed-6	Manual turret rotation speed 6
084	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Speed-7	Manual turret rotation speed 7
085	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Stop-1	Manual turret rotation stop 1
086	B	Turret	Turret-Man-Stop-2	Manual turret rotation stop 2
087	B	Tiger1	Sdown1Silence	Sound usually silence of equal length to Shutdown1
088	B	Tiger1	Sdown2Silence	Sound usually silence of equal length to Shutdown2
089	B	Tiger1	Sdown3Silence	Sound usually silence of equal length to Shutdown3
090	B	Tiger1	Sdown4Silence	Sound usually silence of equal length to Shutdown4
091	B	Tiger1	DStartSilence	Sound usually silence of equal length to DamagedShutdown1
092	B	Tiger1	DStopSilence	Sound usually silence of equal length to DamagedShutdown2
093	B	Tiger1	Turret-Man-Damged-Start	Damaged manual turret rotation start
094	B	Tiger1	Turret-Man-Damged-Speed1	Damaged manual turret rotation speed 1
095	B	Tiger1	Turret-Man-Damged-Speed2	Damaged manual turret rotation speed 2
096	B	Tiger1	Turret-Man-Damged-Speed3	Damaged manual turret rotation speed 3
097	B	Tiger1	Turret-Man-Damged-Speed4	Damaged manual turret rotation speed 4
098	B	Tiger1	Turret-Man-Damged-Speed5	Damaged manual turret rotation speed 5
099	B	Tiger1	Turret-Man-Damged-Speed6	Damaged manual turret rotation speed 6
100	B	Tiger1	Turret-Man-Damged-Speed7	Damaged manual turret rotation speed 7
101	B	Tiger1	Turret-Man-Damged-Stop	Damaged manual turret rotation stop
102	B	User	ErrorBeep	Indicates receiver error has occurred
103	B	Gen	InfoReq	Information request 1
104	B	Gen	InfoReq2	Information request 2
105	B	Gen	FFire1	Near miss by friendly fire in German 1
106	B	Gen	FFire2	Near miss by friendly fire in German 2
107	B	Gen	B-NoAmmo1	No ammunition announcement 1
108	B	Gen	B-NoAmmo2	No ammunition announcement 2
109	B	Gen	B-Reserved1	Reserved for further use
110	B	Gen	B-Reserved2	Reserved for further use

Customer Comments

I have been a spokesperson for the club with all the asp gear, we really like it, infact we love it. Everyone cannot speak highly enough of your work... - Dave

Hi Kevin
My first Tank. I'm loving the ASP package I ordered from you in November. Slowly working it all out and setting it all up - Vince

kevin thank for your help the sound and movment of the asp fantastic I love it, - Peter

The Asp just has too many features in IR for me not to try one. - Gary

Where to Buy

Currently Asp is only available through the RCTanks Australia webstore.

RCTA Webstore

Asp is available in two package options. A Standard package suited for those tankers who prefer airsoft operation and an IR Extra package containing extra parts to easily convert any existing IR battle tank

Firmware Updates

September 2015
Asp Mainboard:
Asp_Sept15_Update_Com5.zip
Extras:
Manta_Update_V5.zip
Asp_Recoil_Update_V5.zip

Sound Sets

Latest sound sets for Asp can be downloaded here. Note: These files below are disk image files and require writing to 2GB micro SD Cards using appropriate Disk Imaging software (Active @ Disk Image Freeware is what these files were created with)

Tiger 1
Module A
Module B

T-34
Module A
Module B

M1 Abrams
Module A
Module B

A7V
Module A
Module B

Panzer III
Module A
Module B

Walker Bulldog
Module A
Module B

Video Tutorials

Asp Video Playlist

Testing Mode

Setting Battle Unit ID

4 Channel Operation

Additional Pictures